call it a wine club.

Last weekend, the book club gal pals and I met on the plaza to celebrate five years of being a book club. There was food, wine, gossip and celebration.... pretty much the norm with us. Before he dropped me off, John looked at me and asked, "why don't you girls just call it a wine club?" (ugh) Well, I will tell you why, JOHN, because it is so much more than that - - We began this group back when we pretty much hung out with each other every night anyway. We could tell that we were standing at a precipice - lives were changing, our friends were growing. We wanted a planned night to meet up - a planned night that would withstand change and be a place of solace for us during the hustle of life.

HOW TRUE WE WERE. Because life is busy. Yes, we drink wine. But, we also touch base, celebrate joys, support each other through life's trials, make big announcements, eat really yummy food, vent about work, discuss our days... and read books. (We really do read them. We just might not get around to talking about them.)

Cheers to five years, six weddings, a couple bad breaks-ups, five babies (and some on the way), lots of new homes, job promotions, new careers... and 58 books. We are currently reading the first in the All Souls trilogy, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.